The MSI MPG B550I Gaming Edge WiFi is a mini-ITX motherboard based on the AMD B550 chipset that can serve as the basis for a gaming or work system using the most recent processors and graphics cards, as well as solid state drives with PCIe 4.0 interface. Sounds tempting, doesn’t it? Even somehow too good. But fact is fact – and now we will be convinced of it!
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The MEG UNIFY is relatively new to the MSI motherboard lineup and was first introduced when MSI first released the X570 UNIFY. According to the enthusiast community, the UNIFY boards are pretty much a stripped-down version of the feature-rich GODLIKE and ACE that has equivalent power design to the high-end tier boards, which is a very good deal for those who only want the performance and don’t really need the extra premium fancy features.
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The MSI MEG Z490i Unify is a tiny Mini-ITX motherboard. And in case you didn’t know, basing a new PC build on a Mini-ITX board comes with some fairly obvious compromises. A single 16-lane PCI-E port is a given for instance. You’d better not bank on lots of storage connectivity or multiple M.2 slots. Two memory DIMMs is your lot. You get the idea.
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At Razercon 2020, Razer announced their first “Razer Edition” motherboards with ASRock, bringing further into the custom PC market than ever before. Stranger still is the fact that Razer appears to have no plans to release Intel-based Razer Edition motherboards at this time. Razer is backing Ryzen.
With ASRock as their motherboard partner, Razer’s “Razer Edition” motherboards will feature similar specifications to today’s Taichi series motherboards. Razer plans to release X570 and B550 motherboard designs, supporting Razer Chroma RGB and support for a range of other addressable RGB components.
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Now that AMD has announced the Zen 3 5000 Series, it’s time to get your motherboard ready, assuming you’ll be upgrading. The first series of BIOS updates to AGESA v2 v1.1.0.x have started to roll out, though some are still offering v1.0.8.1 at this time. Computerbase compiled a massive listing of all BIOS updates, which you can find at Guru3D.
Today, we’ll be taking a quick look at the Gigabyte B550M DS3H motherboard. This motherboard utilizes the well-tested B550 chipset and comes in a micro ATX form factor, which is prefect for budget gamers, system builders and home theatre enthusiasts. It’s also compatible with all current 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen processors (Matisse or Renoir), with future compatibility for 4th Gen (5000 series with Zen 3 architecture) processors.
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Today we have the brand new micro-ATX BIOSTAR B550MH Version 6.0 Motherboard (AB55AM4S-R01 VER:6.0) for review. The BIOSTAR B550MH motherboard is only $96.99 on Amazon, so this is a very budget-oriented motherboard running the AMD B550 chipset that was just released this summer in 2020. If you want an under $100 B550 chipset based motherboard, then read on.
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ASUS has advanced a lot in the cooling department over the last seven years since that board debut. A couple of board models ago, ASUS moved to working with a stalwart presence in the liquid cooling industry, EK Water Blocks. With all of that said, I’m sure you can surmise that we will be looking at the newest of the Formula series legacy, the Maximus XII Formula.
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Even if this is not the first motherboard launched by the NZXT brand, it will be for us a first evaluation of this type of product. Indeed, we are more used to testing boxes or cooling systems like the excellent NZXT Kraken X53 as well as the NZXT Kraken X73 . Today, we are therefore going to share with you our impressions of the NZXT N7 Z490 motherboard in black version .
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The ASRock B550 Taichi features a powerful VRM solution and a 16 power stage design utilizing 50 A stages from Vishay Semiconductor. The ASRock B550 Taichi even includes 2.5 Gb/s Ethernet using Intel’s new I225-V controller, as well as dual PCIe 4.0 slots.
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